Well, over in Japan they have been using young ladies at the hobby trade conventions like Shizuoka for many, many years. And more recently, certain hobby mags have been featuring soft-core girlie photos (looking straight at you Scale Aviation and Armor Modeling). Girls sell models in Japan.
Hobby Japan had a long running feature with Max Watanabe of Max Factory (a model company, not cosmetics!) and Tomoe Ogoshi, a young woman with no previous modeling experience. They started off with the basics and went all the way to weathering and modifications. Ms Ogoshi did her own work, which I suppose was to inspire the male modeling noobs. The series was well produced, with step-by-step photos that the Japanese seem to excell at. Ms Ogoshi came across as a wholesome lady, and never sported a pair of Daisy Dukes!
When I was at the All-Japan Hobby Show 20 years ago, there was a crowd of people gathered around the Gunze booth. I wondered what all the fuss was about, so I joined in. There was a gal giving a talk about Gunze's new paint line, but I could not figure out why all the men were so riveted to the speaker. Only when I looked closer I realized it was Ms Ogoshi. She's in her 40's now, so maybe she hung up her modeling apron and is now officially an "obasan".
And over on Youtube, there are several Japanese women who have modeling channels. Some prominently feature their "endowments" while others go into the creepy zone with baby voices. Personally, I find the endowed women disrupt my artificial horizon and the creepy baby voiced ones are just annoying. I watch modeling channels to learn how to build better models. I'm funny that way.
Anyway....since the 2023 IPMS National Convention will be held in San Marcos, Texas, perhaps those who long to see Daisy Dukes will have their chance. 